{PL Sept 9th to Sept 15th}

Well this week was a busy one! Or maybe I just took a ton of pictures:) I almost didn't get them all to fit! I loved every single picture and didn't want to leave any out for the sake of design. To me project life is about documenting my life, not designing a clean beautiful spread. So my PL spread looks a little cluttered, but I'm okay with that. That's life right! 

 

{December Daily Cover}

Once I got my December Daily kit from Studio Calico I couldn't resist, I had to dive right in and do the cover!! I knew I wanted to make those beautiful stars stand out so I went to Micheals and bought a Gold Sharpie paint pen. It worked amazingly! I am now hooked on those pens and plan on buying more!

 Next I painted the wood veneer "25" red. When I put it down it looked like it needed just a little more sparkle ;0) In our kits we received gold glitter tape and silver glitter ribbon. I took strips of those to add a little more sparkle behind the numbers. I'm loving it so far and I know it's still October but I want to start the inside too!  

Go buy this pen (and use a coupon)!!! Seriously they are amazing!! 

{So Silly & Fun}

I got my hands on the new Printshop collection from Studio Calico this month and I'm in love! I used the "&", "I love you", and hearts in vellum on this layout I did for Elle's Studio's Thursday Sketch. Of course I used some Elle's Studio frames too! I actually won the $10 gift card with this LO:) So if you haven't done their Thursday Sketch yet go give it a try! 

{PL Sept 2nd-8th}

This was the week PSL's made a comeback!! So of course when I saw that cute little coffee sleeve they had I knew it would go right in my Project Life! Fall is starting in this week and I couldn't be happier:)

Nothing to see on the bottom left, just my kiddos in the bath ;0) 

I am really loving sequins! I didn't think I would, but I keep getting them in my Scraptastic PL kit and I'm so happy about that!  

That rainy day photo is another reason I absolutely LOVE the app Picframe!!!  

This was also the week my son started Kindergarten! It was so fun to include school themed cards in my PL. I know it will be a huge part of it from now on and that makes me happy, just like that pencil card. It's the little things people!  

More sequins and Picframe love!  

 And the other app I love is called Rhonna Designs. That's what I used to do this picture of my daughter and son being extra cute! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

{Give Thanks}

Out theme this month for the giftables swap was "Thank you"! I had a lot of trouble with this theme! I kept going back to doing Thank you cards, but I wanted to step outside the box a little. I've seen these beautiful blue mason jars at Michales for weeks and I've been waiting for an excuse to buy them! Ibought  them not really knowing what I would do yet. As I walked around the store I saw these cute felt leaves and thought they would be perfect for a fall themed gift. After that things started to come together. I saw the idea for a "Thankful" jar on Pinterest and ran with it! Every day in November you write down something you are thankful for and put it in the jar, then on Thanksgiving you read them all. It's a great way to reflect on your life and just be thankful! 

{Life.Paper.Scrapbook.}

Check out Life.Paper.Scrapbook. today! They just posted their October issue and I am on page 48:) 

Life.Paper.Scrapbook. October issue

{Cream to my Coffee}

I have a very simple card for you today using up some of my scraps from my past Studio Calico Card kits. I love how it turned out and the sentiment is so sweet:)

{PL Aug 26th to Sept 1st}

Here is my PL week for the last week in August. I kept this week pretty simple! Sometimes you don't have a lot of time to do a ton of embellishing and I'm okay with that! I got my memories documented and that's all that matters in the end:) 

 I mostly used my Studio Calico PL kit for this week. It came together pretty fast!

I've had this deer stamp for awhile, I found it at an antique store! This was the perfect card to use it on since I was talking about our deer friends out front. 

Sometimes a simple label and some enamel dots finish off a photo perfect!  

I didn't do too much embellishing on this side either! Simple and easy:) 

This is my favorite! I used my picframe app on my phone to do this.  

{Thinking of you}

One of my favorite things to do is mix patterned paper. I like to find complementary patterns and colors and then just go for it! It's like making your own patterned paper background. That's what I did with this card and I love how it turned out! I added the stitching for character and a little ribbon for texture. The sentiment is a beautiful gold rub on from Pebbles.  It shimmers just enough to make this card really special:)

{The Bow!}

Well, I love arrows!! So when I saw this paper from Studio Calico I had to have it! It is a perfect jumping off point for any project! I mean, the photo has a spot right away. Of course I wanted to make this more unique then just putting my photo in the middle of the arrows. Thanks to Elle's Studio Thursday Sketch I had a wonderful idea! I wanted to sew those arrows in the upper corner to make it look like a banner. I think it turned out really fun, which matches my picture perfect:)

Here is the stitching. I'm not gonna lie, it was a little difficult, mainly because when I got near the edge the paper would tear! So I added those enamel dots to hide my mistakes. 

I love rub-ons and gold and stitching and layering.....

This picture was important because it was the first time she actually wore her bow all day long!! 

{It's Fair Time}

One of my favorite times of the year is fall! I love everything about it and the fair seems to always be the kicking off point! Our fair was in August, but the nights were already getting cooler and the days a little shorter. I used my Project Life page protectors to document this special night. 

My favorite way to use my Z's is with sleeping pictures!  

Never be afraid to embellish right on your photo! When all you have is a small 3x4 pocket to work with sometimes you just have to. It's one of my favorite things to do!  

Of course I kept those tickets with  my scrapbooking in mind:) 

{First Day}

I am really really loving the Elle's Studio Thursday Sketch! I feel so inspired every week and my layouts from it are turning out wonderful! I love this picture of my son's first day of Kindergarten! It will be so much fun to look back on someday and see what backpack and shoes he liked. I wanted this page to be fun! The background paper was perfect for school and all of Elle's Studio's products were fun and bright, just what I wanted:) 

A little Stitching goes a long way! It gives wonderful texture to any project! 

The "love this moment" is actually an Elle's Studio stamp! I just stamped and cut it out and put it with my collage of circle objects.  

The "first day of school" circle is also from Elle's Studio(can you tell I'm a fan!). It's a back to school printable that I just love! 

{PL, Fall Ball}

I really enjoy mixing up my Project Life. These 6x6 pockets from We R Memory keepers are perfect for using up your 6x6 paper pads!  I especially love this paper from from Studio Calico's Atlantic collection with all of the flair on it. I had no clue how to use it at first, but knew I had to have it.  

I got out my craft knife and decided to make those flair look like they were over the picture. I added some sequins and banners and it's done. I really love how this little 6x6 piece of paper turned out. 

This page is a little more light and bright, but since it was of the boat I thought it fit perfect! 

{hello there}

Here is a fun card I made using my Studio calico card kit. I was a little unsure of this stamp set, but after getting my hands on it and trying it I now LOVE it! I stamped this fun background using my vintage pink chalk edger from Prima that came in last month's kit. Then I added some of the patterned paper from the 6x6 paper pad and a flower sticker from the Hello Again collection. The sentiment is also from my SC card kit and I used a distress ink that I though went well with the feel of the card. It's kind of a country meets modern:)